Description
Book Synopsis Bram Stoker''s initial notes and outlines for his landmark horror novel Dracula were auctioned at Sotheby''s in London in 1913 and eventually made their way to the Rosenbach Museum and Library in Philadelphia, where they are housed today. Until now, few of the 124 pages have been transcribed or analyzed.
This painstaking work reproduces the handwritten notes both in facsimile and in annotated transcription. It also includes Stoker''s typewritten research notes and thoroughly analyzes all of the materials, which range from Stoker''s thoughts on the novel''s characters and settings to a nine-page calendar of events that includes most of the now-familiar story. Ample annotations guide readers through the construction of the novel and the changes that were made to its structure, plot, setting and characters. Nine appendices provide insight into Stoker''s personal life, his other works and his early literary influences.
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""it is a tool to study the birth of a literary classic...invaluable...stir the imagination and cast new light on a beloved tale""-Rue Morgue
